Fl3f Making. 



dLLY-making is an art which dates back long 

 r\ before the time of Isaac Walton, who is 

 the patron saint of all anglers, and is both pro- 

 fitable, amusing and entertaining, besides afford- 

 ing that pleasure which comes from being able 

 to catch fish with a lure which you have made 

 yourself. 



This short treatise is not intended to be at all 

 exhaustive, but to give some plain, practical 

 directions for tying the flies usually used, which 

 when thoroughly mastered, salmon and other 

 intricate flies can be tied almost by intuition, 

 and I would remark, before commencing, to the 

 would-be learner, do not be discouraged with 

 your first flies. Remember that trout and bass 

 do not look closely to see if a fly is handsomely 



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